You may have heard that having a GPS tracking device in your car can help lower your insurance rates, but it is not as simple as just having the location system in place. Since GPS units can track speeding, hard braking, heavy accelerating, and driving frequency, insurance companies can determine exactly how safe they think
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You’ve seen it on TV before: grainy black and white images of people stealing cars (or at least attempting to) while the cops sit back and watch it all transpire, awaiting the perfect moment to arrest them. That moment is usually when the ignition fails (all thanks to the ignition kill the police attach to
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Despite being equipped with GPS trackers and immobilizers, 12.6 million dollars worth of vehicles (51 to be exact) were smuggled from Malaysia into Thailand. The five suspects who were arrested for the crimes used technology to disable the GPS devices before stealing them. Now, Selangor police are faced with the tough task of finding the
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Car insurance rates can vary drastically, depending on state laws; year, make, model, and features of the car; age and sex of the driver; and insurance company. The best way to get the lowest rate is to hunker down and really research the options. Different features on the car have affected insurance rates for some
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The loss of a vehicle is no mere inconvenience. Every year hundreds of thousands of vehicles are stolen in the United States. The distraught owners are left with no transportation – a major frustration for hard working Americans who drive to work every day. Not to mention the financial distress of losing a valuable vehicle.
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If you have royal wedding fever, you may have noticed the sleek 1960s Aston Martin that the happily married couple drove away in on April 29. The Aston Martin was a gift to the Prince of Wales from his parents as a 21st birthday present. If you have the cash, you may be considering buying
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How many times have you thought to yourself, “If only my insurance company saw how safe I drive, they’d never charge me this much. I’m so low-risk!” Well, that day has come. Companies like Progressive, State Farm, and All State now offer programs that allow you to demonstrate how safe a driver you truly are,
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GPS tracking has been around for several years, and it has helped thousands of people track down missing vehicles, lost phones, and even wayward hikers and nature lovers. GPS tracking can be a great way to ensure that your ATV can be found if it is lost or stolen, and by simply installing a unit
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Police arrested two men in Jackson, New Jersey just minutes after a GPS tracking device was reported stolen. A Jackson resident called the police at 3:34 a.m. Saturday morning to report that two men had just stolen his GPS tracking device from his vehicle on Daisy Court. The victim was able to give police a
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Are you a safe driver? Do you think you’re paying higher for insurance than you should? For drivers who believe they are overpaying and would like to be able to prove that they are safer drivers, Progressive Auto Insurance is beginning a program that will allow drivers to install a GPS tracking device in their
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